Police RADAR program on Shoreline City Council agenda

Shoreline Police Chief Shawn Ledford will be at the Shoreline City Council meeting on Monday evening, June 3, 2013, discussing the new RADAR program the Shoreline Police will implement to reduce the possibilities of police use of force.

The "Risk Awareness, De-escalation and Referral" (RADAR) concept is intended to change the way that police agencies do business. The RADAR concept operates beyond traditional police functions to embrace community caretaking and procedural justice. 

Officers focus resources on specific individuals with a history of violence, including violence related to substance abuse, dangerous mental conditions, or developmental disability. Through the establishment of voluntary, positive and cooperative relationships with these higher risk individuals and their circle of support (“COS”), 

RADAR breaks the chain of misunderstanding and escalation that often is a catalyst for use of force incidents.

The council meeting is held at Shoreline City Hall Council Chambers, 17500 Midvale Ave N, at 7pm. Meetings can be seen live on your computer or on video after the meeting. Watch City Council meetings on cable the day after the meeting. Government access channels are Comcast 21 and Frontier 37. Meetings are broadcast at noon and 8:00pm on Tuesday and at 6:00am, noon and 8:00pm Wednesday through Sunday for the week following the meeting.